New Extinct Species of ‘Ridiculously Cute,’ Tiny Penguins Discovered in New Zealand

Roughly three million years ago, tiny penguins toddled around New Zealand, according to a new study. Eventually, these small creatures went extinct, but their relatives—known as little penguins, or kororā—live on today in Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.

 Scientists recently discovered the extinct, diminutive penguin species, which they’ve named Wilson’s little penguin (Eudyptula wilsonae), and described it in a paper published last month in the Journal of Paleontology. 

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